73rd largest plant in Indiana · 3933rd nationally
University Of Notre Dame is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 39.6 MW. It generates roughly 87.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,309 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 659 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (39.6 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | University Of Notre Dame |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Notre Dame |
| City | Notre Dame |
| County | St Joseph County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 46556 |
| Coordinates | 41.70940, -86.23670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.4 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.4 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.4 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| GEN8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GEN9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GN10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1952 |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1952 |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1952 |
| CO₂ | 28.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 44 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 659 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.